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Between the Stops

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher : Virago
ISBN 13 : 0349006393
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Between the Stops written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Virago. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-order Sandi Toksvig's new novel FRIENDS OF DOROTHY now - coming in September 2024 The long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters - presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off 'Wise and kind... part celebration, part confession... it will make you miss your stop' Observer 'A fun-filled, fact-packed, memorable ride' Sunday Times 'Life-affirming and addictive' Sunday Express Between the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus. From a brief history of lady gangsters at Elephant and Castle to anecdotes about boarding school, this is the long-awaited memoir from one of Britain's best-loved characters. Presenter of QI, former host of The Great British Bake Off, writer, broadcaster, activist and comic on stage, screen and radio for nearly forty years: this is an autobiography with a difference - as only Sandi Toksvig can tell it. A funny and moving trip through memories, musings and the many delights on the number 12 route, Between the Stops is also an inspiration to us all to get off our phones, look up and talk to each other because as Sandi says: 'some of the greatest trips lie on our own doorstep'.

Toksvig's Almanac 2021

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1398701645
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Toksvig's Almanac 2021 written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Orion. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fierce, funny and long overdue - I read this book out loud to anyone who'd listen.' Adam Kay 'Toksvig's Almanac is intended merely as a starting point for your own discoveries. Find a fabulous (or infamous) woman mentioned and, please, go looking for more of her story. The names mentioned are merely temptations. Amuse-bouches for the mind, if you like. How I would have loved to have written out in detail each tale there is to be told, but then this book would have been too heavy to lift.' Let Sandi Toksvig guide you on an eclectic meander through the calendar, illuminating neglected corners of history to tell tales of the fascinating figures you didn't learn about at school. From revolutionary women to serial killers, pirate nuns to pioneering civil rights activists, doctors to dancing girls, artists to astronauts, these pages commemorate women from all around the world who were pushed to the margins of historical record. Amuse your bouche with: Belle Star, American Bandit Queen Lady Murasaki, author of the world's first novel Madame Ching, the most successful pirate of all time Maud Wagner, the first female tattoo artist Begum Samru, Indian dancer and ruler who led an army of mercenaries Inês de Castro, crowned Queen Consort of Portugal six years after her death Ida B. Wells, activist, suffragist, journalist and co-founder of the NAACP Eleanor G. Holm, disqualified from the 1936 Berlin Olympics for drinking too much champagne These stories are interspersed with helpful tips for the year, such as the month in which one is most likely to be eaten by a wolf, and the best time to sharpen your sickle. Explore a host of annual events worth travelling for, from the Olney Pancake Race in Wiltshire to the Danish Herring Festival, or who would want to miss Serbia's World Testicle Cooking Championship? As witty and entertaining as it is instructive, Toksvig's Almanac is an essential companion to each day of the year.

Gladys Reunited

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 9780751533286
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (332 download)

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Download or read book Gladys Reunited written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2003-06-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catching up with her 11 fellows of the Gladys Society - formed at her high school in New York by those taking part in a production of 'The Skin of Our Teeth' - Sandi Toksvig took a journey through the States. The result is part memoir, part travel journal, and a portrait of American women today.

Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor

Author : Kathryn Lasky
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780590684842
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House of Tudor written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a series of diary entries, Princess Elizabeth, the eleven-year-old daughter of King Henry VIII, celebrates holidays and birthdays, relives her mother's execution, revels in her studies, and agonizes over her father's health.

Word Perfect

Author : Susie Dent
Publisher : John Murray
ISBN 13 : 1529311500
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Word Perfect written by Susie Dent and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres 'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard Osman Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner. From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone's name at the very moment you need it) to snaccident (the unintentional eating of an entire packet of biscuits), WORD PERFECT is a brilliant linguistic almanac full of unforgettable stories, fascinating facts, and surprising etymologies tied to every day of the year. You'll never be lost for words again.

Peas & Queues

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847658660
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Peas & Queues written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2013-10-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there's a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught - and getting it wrong is the stuff of comedy at best and humiliation at worst. Thankfully, Sandi Toksvig has come to the rescue with her entertaining guide to modern manners,with tips on what to do whether you're talking to a bore, or forgot their name in the first place. (Just call them 'darling'.) The award-winning Radio 4 broadcaster and writer offers guidance on the social pitfalls of every phase of life, from christenings to condolence letters. With characteristic wit and perceptiveness, and revealing the trickiest of her encounters along the way, she highlights decency rather than convention and provides an essential guide to twenty-first century behaviour. Now this down-to-earth, hilarious guide is available in perfect pocket-sized paperback size.

Just Ignore Him

Author : Alan Davies
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1408713292
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Just Ignore Him written by Alan Davies and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen Fry 'This hugely affecting book is brave, insightful and, at times, funny about things it is hard to be funny about' Jo Brand The story of a life built on sand. In the rain. In this compelling memoir, comedian and actor Alan Davies recalls his boyhood with vivid insight and devastating humour. Shifting between his 1970s upbringing and his life today, Davies moves poignantly from innocence to experience to the clarity of hindsight, always with a keen sense of the absurd. From sibling dynamics, to his voiceless, misunderstood progression through school, sexuality and humiliating 'accidents', Davies inhabits his younger mind with spectacular accuracy, sharply evoking an era when Green Shield Stamps, Bob-a-Job week and Whizzer & Chips loomed large, a bus fare was 2p - and children had little power in the face of adult motivation. Here, there are often exquisitely tender recollections of the mother he lost at six years old, of a bereaved family struggling to find its way, and the kicks and confusion of adolescence. Through even the joyous and innocent memories, the pain of Davies's lifelong grief and profound betrayal is unfiltered, searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is not only an autobiography, it is a testament to a survivor's resilience and courage.

Hitler's Canary

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1429969318
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Hitler's Canary written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My brother stood up so quickly he almost knocked Mama over. 'Why aren't you doing something? Do you know what the British are calling us? Hitler's canary! I've heard it on the radio, on the BBC. They say he has us in a cage and we just sit and sing any tune he wants.'" Bamse's family are theater people. They don't get involved in politics. "it had nothing to do with us," Bamse tells us. Yet now he must decide: should he take his father's advice and not stir up trouble? Or should he follow his brother into the Resistance and take part in the most demanding role of his life?

Flying Under Bridges

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780316856355
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (563 download)

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Download or read book Flying Under Bridges written by Sandi Toksvig and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inge Holbrook has lived the high life ever since she left her sleepy Home Counties home town of Edenford. Still fantastically fit at forty-plus, she has gone from Olympic gold medallist to becoming one of the 'faces' of the BBC. Blonde (since '87), tanned (since Christmas in the Caribbean) long legs (since for ever), she has an aura of success that never fails to be attractive. Eve Marshall hasn't. Catching her reflection in a tinfoil turkey display at her local supermarket, she sees someone old and fat, someone who looks like somebody's mother. Unlike her schoolfriend Inge, Eve never left suburbia. Her contribution to the world wasn't to write or invent or win anything, but her two children, Tom and Shirley. Inge and Eve are part of the same generation, grew up in the same town, went to the same school together. But adult life has left them with nothing in common apart from their past -- until the summer when their lives become entwined again, when one becomes a killer, and the other approves . . .

Bygone Badass Broads

Author : Mackenzi Lee
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683352335
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Bygone Badass Broads written by Mackenzi Lee and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You’ll meet suffragettes who did jujitsu, women warriors who wore lipstick into battle and queens who put women in their rightful places—positions of power.” —Ms. Based on Mackenzi Lee’s popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features fifty-two remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time. Coupled with riveting illustrations and Lee’s humorous and conversational storytelling style, this book is an outright celebration of the badass women who paved the way for the rest of us. “The author of the first novel, warriors and rulers, scientists and war heroes. History abounds with tales of trailblazing women long forgotten—especially those who were nonwhite, non-Western, or not straight. Take a look at a dozen of the women in Bygone Badass Broads so you can begin to see what you missed in history class.” —The Boston Globe “Shar[es] the stories of fifty-two women in history who changed the game forever—even though you’ve probably never heard of them . . . If you’re looking for some inspiration this , you Women’s History Month just got it—fifty-two times over.” —Bustle “Lee admirably fulfills her stated goal of promoting lesser-known subjects who are awesome, accompanied by brightly colored, full-page artwork.” —School Library Journal

The Promise No One Wants

Author : Joey Bonifacio
Publisher : CSM Publishing
ISBN 13 : 981317062X
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Promise No One Wants written by Joey Bonifacio and published by CSM Publishing. This book was released on with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a promise from God for virtually every area of life. It has been said that the Bible contains over 6,000 promises. These often quoted promises range from God’s faithfulness and spiritual blessings to physical wellbeing and divine favor. However, there is a promise that is seldom mentioned and very rarely claimed, one that holds the key to seeing our destinies fulfilled. It is The Promise No One Wants. This little book will help you understand and receive this precious promise.

Only the Real Matters

Author : Francis J. Kong
Publisher : Anvil Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9712736024
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Only the Real Matters written by Francis J. Kong and published by Anvil Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is real? What lasts? This is what this book is about—a good look at the fertile soil we need to plant our lives in; at the anchor that can secure us amid a sea of superficiality and the winds of destructive changes. Here are stories of people who tried what they thought would make them complete and fulfilled, only to find themselves wanting more. And in their emptiness and brokenness, they discovered what’s real. Come, join me in this pursuit of the business of living. It is my prayer that as you read these stories, you will be inspired to make your own journey in search of the real thing and discover what really matters above all else.

Mobituaries

Author : Mo Rocca
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501197630
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Mobituaries written by Mo Rocca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From popular TV correspondent and writer Rocca comes a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living.

On This Day She

Author : Tania Hershman
Publisher : John Blake
ISBN 13 : 178946272X
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (894 download)

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Download or read book On This Day She written by Tania Hershman and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A joyous and celebratory tribute to all those who battled to be heard, who fought for their achievements to be recognised and honoured, who simply kept going' Kate Mosse The tried and tested 'On This Day in History' format has elevated the stories of many people and their impact on the wider world. However, of those considered noteworthy by the Establishment, just a fraction are women. But this is not the whole story - not by half. Our past is full of influential women, many of whom have been unfairly confined to the margins of history. Politicians, troublemakers, explorers, artists, writers, scientists and even the odd murderer; these women have shaped society around the globe. From Beyoncé to Doria Shafik, Queen Elizabeth I to Lillian Bilocca, On This Day She sets out to redress this imbalance and give voice to both those already deemed female icons, alongside others whom the history books have failed to include: the good, the bad and everything in between - this is a record of human existence at its most authentic.

Girls Are Best

Author : Sandi Toksvig
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1862304297
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Girls Are Best written by Sandi Toksvig and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this title, Sandi Toksvig shows that his-tory is actually her-story. Though they're often ignored or overlooked, women have changed the world. There's no question about it - girls are best

This Darkness Mine

Author : Mindy McGinnis
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062561618
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book This Darkness Mine written by Mindy McGinnis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mindy McGinnis, award-winning author of The Female of the Species and A Madness So Discreet, returns with a new dark and twisted psychological thriller—perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Fight Club. Sasha Stone knows her place—first-chair clarinet, top of her class, and at the side of her Oxford-wearing boyfriend. She’s worked her entire life to ensure her path to Oberlin Conservatory as a star musician is perfectly paved. But suddenly there’s a fork in the road in the shape of Isaac Harver. Her body shifts toward him when he walks by, and her skin misses his touch even though she’s never known it. Why does he act like he knows her so well—too well—when she doesn’t know him at all? Sasha discovers that her by-the-book life began by ending the chapter of another: the twin sister she absorbed in the womb. But that doesn’t explain the gaps of missing time in her practice schedule, or the memories she has of things she certainly never did with Isaac. Armed with the knowledge that her heart might not be hers alone, Sasha must decide what she’s willing to do—and who she’s willing to hurt—to take it back.

The Fairy Tellers

Author : Nicholas Jubber
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
ISBN 13 : 1529389259
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book The Fairy Tellers written by Nicholas Jubber and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A carnival of a book, rigorously researched and jostling with life’ —Amy Jeffs, author of Storyland Who were the Fairy Tellers? In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber unearths the lives of the dreamers who made our most beloved fairy tales: inventors, thieves, rebels and forgotten geniuses who gave us classic tales such as ‘Cinderella’, ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Baba Yaga’. From the Middle Ages to the birth of modern children’s literature, they include a German apothecary’s daughter, a Syrian youth running away from a career in the souk and a Russian dissident embroiled in a plot to kill the tsar. Following these and other unlikely protagonists, we travel from the steaming cities of Italy and the Levant, under the dark branches of the Black Forest, deep into the tundra of Siberia and across the snowy fells of Lapland. In the process, we discover a fresh perspective on some of our most frequently told stories. Filled with adventure, tragedy and real-world magic, this bewitching book uncovers the stranger lives behind the strangest of tales.